Personally I believe just about everyone should own their own business, be it full time or part time.

The first reason is that by far, the vast majority of millionaire became rich by being in their own business. Secondly, it’s extremely difficult to create wealth when the tax man us grabbing almost half of everything you earn.

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T Harv. Eker, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

Legitimate Tax Deductions for Entrepreneurs...

• Your Car
  Does your business require you to use your vehicle? If so, you better be keeping track of your mileage. You can deduct your fuel costs or you can get reimbursed based on mileage. And if you do not use your car, you can outfit it with advertising to grow your business and save on taxes at the same time.


• Traveling
  If your business require you to travel, hopefully you know that your travel expenses, or most of them at least, can be deducted. Whenever you are on a business trip, be sure and keep all of your receipts for travel, lodging, and meals.


• Education
  Business owners can deduct personal education expenses. Many people who are already out of school do not think that this applies to them, but keep in mind that reading instructional books, attending seminars, and listening to audio seminars counts as education. Entrepreneurs should always be bettering themselves, and they can deduct the cost as well.


• Your Home
  Do you use all or part of your home to run your business? If so, you can deduct your mortgage or rent. If you only use a small part of your home, figure out the square feet of the area you use, and then figure that number as a percentage of the whole house. That percentage is your allowable deduction.


• Your Living Expenses
  And if you are going to deduct all or part of your rent or mortgage, also be sure to deduct the same percentage of your utilities. As long as you do not try and cheat the system, you can legitimately deduct part or all of your living expenses.
  

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  Tax tips for entrepreneurs.